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AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

A team of researchers at MIT have developed an AI model that can predict breast cancer from mammogram images up to five years before a diagnosis can be made by doctors.

9 May 2019

Light therapy may dramatically reduce neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at MIT have found that light therapy can enhance synaptic function and protect against cell death in Alzheimer’s disease.

9 May 2019

New Marko system could provide insights into people's behavior and health

We live in a world of wireless signals flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies.

9 May 2019

Researchers develop fast diagnostic tool that shows MS patients in relapse

Dr. Horea Rus is an expert in diagnosing and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, and his research laboratory at the University of Maryland is producing new tools for treating the disease that attacks the central nervous system.

8 May 2019

Experts find previously unknown bacterial strain of the genus Leptospira

Experts from MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital have identified a previously unknown bacterial strain of the genus Leptospira.

8 May 2019

Scientists propose new way of delivering anti-thrombosis drugs to damaged blood vessels

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University with colleagues from Great Britain Germany, China, and Switzerland have proposed a new way of delivering anti-thrombosis drugs to the damaged areas of the blood vessels.

8 May 2019

Human iPSCs make more tiny 'cargo packets' to deliver cellular aging therapies

Johns Hopkins scientists report that adult cells reprogrammed to become primitive stem cells, called induced pluripotent stem cells, make tiny "cargo packets" able to deliver potentially restorative or repairing proteins, antibodies or other therapies to aged cells.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 8 May 2019

New DBTL workflow may enable more efficient production of pharmaceutical raw materials

Researchers in Japan have developed an integrated synthetic biology system to construct new metabolic pathways and enzymes within microbes.

7 May 2019

Study provides new insights into functional role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making

To make judgments about an unknown sensory stimulus based on prior knowledge is a basic decision process, called perceptual decision-making.

7 May 2019

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Mohit Nair discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in India and the work that MSF is doing to improve awareness and reduce the misuse of antibiotics.

7 May 2019

'Google Maps' for cancer: Image-based model accurately represents blood traffic inside tumors

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have developed something akin to a “Google Maps” approach for more accurately computing and visualizing the structural and functional blood vessel changes needed for tumor growth.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 7 May 2019

Researchers develop new molecule that binds to the cerebrovascular system

Brazilian and US researchers have developed a molecule called FRW that, in tests with mice, proved capable of binding to blood vessels in the brain but not in other organs when injected into the bloodstream.

7 May 2019

Research in preclinical models suggests promising anti-HIV-1 vaginal microbicide

A vaginal microbicide that could prevent sexual transmission of HIV-1 in women has tremendous potential for saving lives and helping staunch an epidemic.

7 May 2019

Skin-related stem cells could be used to regenerate vital part of the nervous system

Neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis affect millions of people worldwide and occur when parts of the nervous system lose function over time.

7 May 2019

Reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, study finds

A new study of more than 20,000 adult patients, led by Jan Walker, RN, MBA, co-founder of OpenNotes, found that reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, particularly those from underserved populations.

7 May 2019

Transplanting gut bacteria from stress-vulnerable rats alters behavior, brain inflammation in recipient

Scientists have shown that transplanting gut bacteria, from an animal that is vulnerable to social stress to a non-stressed animal, can cause vulnerable behavior in the recipient.

7 May 2019

Researchers develop new system for identifying malignant brain tumors during surgery

Scientists of the Research Medical University of Volga region and the Institute of Applied Physics, RAS have developed a system for malignant brain tumors diagnosing during surgery.

6 May 2019

Creating biologically functional tissue using 3D printing techniques

The future of medicine is biological - and scientists hope we will soon be using 3D-printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body.

6 May 2019

Bacteria use hopping motion to move among tight spots, Princeton study shows

Current biological models assume that many bacteria spread in a run-and-tumble pattern of diffusion, based on behavior in liquid laboratory cultures.

6 May 2019

Study shows large differences in the risk of transmission in measles outbreaks

Research that may come to affect contact tracing and infection control measures in future measles outbreaks has now been presented. A study of an outbreak of measles in Gothenburg, Sweden, a year ago shows large differences in the risk of transmission from one patient to another.

6 May 2019

Laboratory News and Research

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

Light therapy may dramatically reduce neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

New Marko system could provide insights into people's behavior and health

Researchers develop fast diagnostic tool that shows MS patients in relapse

Experts find previously unknown bacterial strain of the genus Leptospira

Scientists propose new way of delivering anti-thrombosis drugs to damaged blood vessels

Human iPSCs make more tiny 'cargo packets' to deliver cellular aging therapies

New DBTL workflow may enable more efficient production of pharmaceutical raw materials

Study provides new insights into functional role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

'Google Maps' for cancer: Image-based model accurately represents blood traffic inside tumors

Researchers develop new molecule that binds to the cerebrovascular system

Research in preclinical models suggests promising anti-HIV-1 vaginal microbicide

Skin-related stem cells could be used to regenerate vital part of the nervous system

Reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, study finds

Transplanting gut bacteria from stress-vulnerable rats alters behavior, brain inflammation in recipient

Researchers develop new system for identifying malignant brain tumors during surgery

Creating biologically functional tissue using 3D printing techniques

Bacteria use hopping motion to move among tight spots, Princeton study shows

Study shows large differences in the risk of transmission in measles outbreaks

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